I’m fighting a nasty, end-of-the-semester cold. I’m sitting in my office, taking a break from grading.
Yesterday, I stayed home sick and watched movies. And back-to-back, watched two of my favorite films of the past decade: The Apostle, and The Widow of St. Pierre. I’ve seen both films many times, and never fail to be deeply moved. The latter film features not only the brilliant Juliette Binoche, but also Daniel Auteuil, who, from the standpoint of this straight (albeit vaguely metrosexual) married man, is perhaps the sexiest man alive. “Widow” (make sure to watch it with subtitles, not dubbed into English), is a marvelous meditation on many things: fate, redemption, marriage — and, of particular interest to me, masculinity. It is at or near the top of my “all-time favorites” list.
Another post soon.
I hope you feel better soon. Sorry I haven’t been around a lot. Life has been crazy. If I don’t make it back before Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
The Apostle is one of my favorites as well. It’s very rare that writing, directing and acting comes together to realize a character that well.